Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr Hunter S Thompson

2008

US

1h 59min

15

Directed by: Alex Gibney

Informative new documentary about the photojournalist and socio-political chronicler Hunter S Thompson's turbulent life and work. Everyone from Tom Wolfe and Ralf Steadman to Johnny Depp are wheeled out to recall the mischievous outlaw journalist while Gibney utilises intimate, never-before-seen home videos, fancy split screen rostrum and animation work to paint a revealing portrait of the comic American writer.

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(15) 119min
Alex Gibney’s informative new documentary about the photojournalist and socio-political chronicler’s turbulent life and work obviously involved a lot of extra-curricular activity.
Mapping Thompson’s trajectory from Twain and…